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5600 LAKE STREET

This site, at the "Y" with Minnetonka Blvd., has a long history as a gas station.  There have been many changed in owners and type of station.  This chronology is pieced together from phone books and other ads; dates are dates certain, and the actual beginning and ending dates may be different.  Please contact us for corrections. 


1938:  L.S. Peterson's Service Station
1939:  Holmberg and Hermstad Gas - Phillips 66
1940:  Vince Hermstad Station (Independently owned)
1941:  New building built
1944:  Ove M Sjolseth - Ove's SuperShell Service
1945-47:  Vince and Byron Hermstad's Phillips 66
1949:  Hermstead Mileage
1950:  Victor Holmberg
1952-54:  Mileage 
1956:  Victor Hermstad - Western Oil
1960-63:  Mileage
1963:  Building demolished, new building built
1970:  Western Oil

1975-88:  Continental Oil (Conoco)

2002:  Marathon


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This information comes from a variety of sources: newspapers, books, yearbooks, phone directories, interviews, etc. Given the varied sources, we cannot guarantee that all of this information is correct, and welcome any additions and corrections. Please contact us with your contributions and comments.